California Divorce Forms List

The Forms You File to Start Your Case

California's divorce forms all start with "FL" (Family Law) followed by a number. The exact set you need depends on which filing path you take.

Form FL-100 (Petition — Marriage/Domestic Partnership): This is the document that officially starts a traditional divorce. It asks for your marriage and separation dates, whether you have children, and what you're requesting from the court regarding custody, property, and support. One spouse files it as the Petitioner.

Form FL-110 (Summons): Filed alongside the FL-100. The back page contains Automatic Temporary Restraining Orders (ATROs) that apply to the petitioner upon filing and to the respondent after service — once they apply, neither spouse can transfer property, cancel insurance policies, or relocate children without court permission or written consent.

Form FL-700 (Joint Petition): The 2026 alternative to the FL-100, created by Senate Bill 1427. Both spouses sign and file this together. There's no Petitioner/Respondent dynamic — you're Petitioner 1 and Petitioner 2. No service of process required.

Form FL-710 (Joint Summons): The companion summons for FL-700 joint petitions. ATROs apply to both spouses simultaneously from the filing date.

Form FL-800 (Joint Petition for Summary Dissolution): For marriages under five years with no children, no real estate, limited assets (under $57,000 community property), and both spouses waiving spousal support permanently.

Form FL-105 (UCCJEA Declaration): Mandatory when minor children are involved. Documents where the children have lived for the past five years and whether any other court cases involve them.

Form FL-120 (Response): The respondent's answer to the FL-100 Petition. Filing this costs $435 and gives the respondent a voice in the proceedings. If the respondent doesn't file one, the case proceeds toward a default judgment.

The Financial Disclosure Forms

These forms are mandatory in every California divorce — preliminary disclosures cannot be waived by agreement (Family Code § 2104).

Form FL-140 (Declaration of Disclosure): The cover sheet for your financial disclosure package. Signed under penalty of perjury. Served on your spouse but not filed with the court.

Form FL-150 (Income and Expense Declaration): Your detailed financial snapshot — employment, income sources, taxes, and monthly expenses. You must attach your last two months of pay stubs and last two years of tax returns. This form does get filed with the court.

Form FL-142 (Schedule of Assets and Debts): A comprehensive inventory of all property and debts, categorized as community or separate. Attach supporting documents — bank statements, mortgage statements, retirement account summaries. Served on your spouse privately; never filed with the court.

Form FL-141 (Declaration Regarding Service of Declaration of Disclosure): This is your proof to the court that you actually served your financial disclosures. Both spouses must file their own FL-141 with the court.

Form FL-144 (Stipulation and Waiver of Final Declaration of Disclosure): If both spouses agree, this form lets you skip the second round of disclosures (final disclosures) before submitting your judgment. Both parties sign it, confirming they've already exchanged all material financial information.

The Judgment and Finalization Forms

Form FL-130 (Appearance, Stipulations, and Waivers): Both spouses sign this to confirm they're proceeding by agreement and waiving their right to trial.

Form FL-165 (Request to Enter Default): Used when the respondent never filed an FL-120 Response. This requests the court to proceed without the respondent's formal participation. Required for both "true default" and "default with agreement" paths.

Form FL-170 (Declaration for Default or Uncontested Dissolution): A sworn statement confirming the case meets the legal criteria for a judge to sign the judgment without holding a hearing.

Form FL-180 (Judgment): The actual decree that ends your marriage. Your signed Marital Settlement Agreement gets physically attached to each copy. You submit five identical copies to the court.

Form FL-190 (Notice of Entry of Judgment): The court uses this form to notify both spouses when the judge signs the judgment. You submit two copies with two stamped, addressed return envelopes — one for each spouse.

Form FL-182 (Judgment Checklist): Not a filing document — it's a court-issued checklist showing what your judgment packet must include. Use it as your pre-submission audit tool.

Forms for Cases with Children

Form FL-341 (Child Custody and Visitation Order Attachment): Appended to the FL-180 Judgment. Specifies physical and legal custody arrangements and the parenting schedule.

Form FL-342 (Child Support Information and Order Attachment): Documents guideline child support calculations and the ordered amount.

Form FL-343 (Spousal, Partner, or Family Support Order Attachment): Defines spousal support terms — amount, duration, and conditions.

Form FL-191 (Child Support Case Registry Form): Registers your child support order with the state.

Form FL-192 (Notice of Rights and Responsibilities): Explains healthcare cost obligations under the support order.

Fee Waiver Forms

Form FW-001 (Request to Waive Court Fees): If you can't afford the filing fees, this form requests a waiver based on public benefits (Medi-Cal, CalWORKs, SSI), income below 125% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, or documented financial hardship.

Form FW-003 (Order on Court Fee Waiver): The court's response granting or denying your waiver request.

Where to Get These Forms

All Judicial Council family law forms are available as free, fillable PDFs from the California Courts website at courts.ca.gov/forms.htm. The court's Guide & File tool at california.tylerhost.net can help you fill out the core filing forms through an interview-style questionnaire.

For a step-by-step guide through the full form sequence — which forms to file when, which to serve privately, and how to assemble the final judgment packet — the California Divorce Filing Process Guide walks through each phase in filing order.

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